Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-12
THE GAZETTE: WORTH. TEXAS MoNrAY sEprEMBEk IL
life-purpOse-snd

true -purpose-snd which, II
Calvary be its fate, will climb over the
spike points OF the cross, and posing IT.
self above the inscription thst tells it was
q kiRg among men, will take its flight to
the lofty realm, where the grand exem-
plar OF perfect humanity stsnds at the
right hGud Of God, waiting to crown it
with diadem whose luster shall glow
through all the cycles, the divine reward
of & noble, purp3sefuI lite.
And now, young gentlemen and ladies,
bid you welcome in your progress to-
wards the onward snd upward march Of
independent life. Have courage for the
road Tne hills and the mountains alike
can be climbed. The feet may grow
wea-y, the stsrp stones cut and the
tnorns tear, the dust Of Journey may
choke cr the av8!sncGe thrasien, bit each
Gay may mark new point gained The
suTmOulted Oos.GC-e5 thsl once seemed
great, sh2l shrink IL he diminishing per
speCtlye I'LL yCu SIHilC 30 think they could
have been obstacles 81 al. The s.r sAsL
perp5tuaiIy grow brighter sad cIea ct as
yOu ascend. Hills snail lose themselves
in the plain, and mountains sink TO kills.
Sill onward, still upward, where mere
srimaI life Ceases to exist. StLI onward
still howard, above the LAST icrest
line. Still onward, still upward,
to where the SHOWS Of purity
forever CLEAN in the glow Of heaven
Still onward, still upward, Where 10 sound
= heard but the yOiCa II sod. Sill on
ward, still upward, till yOu stand on the
irfaiIi5le mountain top Cfi s c0ustCrated
and perfected life.
Still onward, still upTsrd, SIS the spirit,
dropping its tsshly covering, p.1mes It's
wings fer g lottY flight. Sill onward,
still upward, through dazzling aims Of
ether, past blazing systems OF suns,
/ through the stsr-stujdei avenue Of the
universe, TO the palace roysI Of God.
| uark row, 10 the glad burst of tri-
umphant music "Lif. up your heads,
! Oh, We Gates, and De ye lifted up, ye
everlasting doors, sud let these heirs OF
I glory come ll,' ''WlO are these heirs Of
glory the sacred wsrdens cry. They
VINO have fought faithfully the great
/ battle O, lie, strong ard mighty in
| battle; tLey who have fed the hungry
snd given drink to the thirsty; they wa0
/ have been loving and tender, kind and
tue; they who have washed their robes
and made them white in the 0ICOd OF the
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sad holy purpose OF fidelity to God and
coed to man; they who have been faith
/ iul unto death.
The golden gates swing wide Still
onward, still upward, through blazing
renks Of the redeemed, past hIersrchies
after hierarchies Of glittering angels, the
air fragrant with the OdCrs Of the tree OF
life, and vocal with the music Of hesv-
enly choirs. Still onward, still upward,
to the dazzling steps Of the throne Of the
Eternal
For a moment heaven is silent as the
! voice speaks, whose musical Cadences set
sll hesrt-1ells ringing, ''Weu done, good
and faithful servant, enter thou into the
Joy Of thy Lord. Crown the yictor,"
"Crowc the victor" echo the archan-
gels. "CroWn II. v.ctJr!' shout rank
after rank OF angels clothed in light
| "Crown the victor" take up the hosts Of
the redeemed, and the very arches Of the
universe trem5le With the glad shout OF
rejoicing over another who has grandly
solved the problem OF life snd entered
upon the fruition Of It's lofuest hopes
may this nigh destiny be yours.